Hey everyone. Welcome back to the Mark Prater podcast where our aim is to connect our global family of churches with our Executive Director. Mark last time, last week, we talked about how Sovereign Grace Churches has been stepping up to embrace the privilege of financially providing for partners globally who are really struggling even more than we are when it comes to food shortages and things like that…
Read MoreIf you could change anything about yourself to make you more effective in evangelism, what would you change? I’ve asked this question to many people, over many years, in many different places. Typically people will say: “I wish I were bolder.”, “I wish I knew how to answer questions better.”, “I wish I was more outgoing.” …
Read MoreA person doesn't waste his last words on trivial matters – the weather, sports, or the latest hit movie. A person uses his last words to communicate only the most essential things. In 2 Timothy 4, we have the apostle Paul's last words to his beloved disciple Timothy…
Read MoreWhen my sons were young, I would sometimes take them to construction sites on my day off so we could watch the big trucks and loaders do their thing. One day, we pulled up to a busy site and my young son jumped out of the car and yelled, “Wow!” His brother jumped out right behind him and shouted, “Wow! Wow!”…
Read MoreCulture—the attitudes and behaviors characteristic of a particular social group. All churches have a culture, attitudes, and behaviors that characterize them. Scripture shapes that culture, by theology, by polity, by leaders, and by the relational dynamics among members. Culture develops over time and can change over time…
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